Toronto- Controversial cleric and Pakistan Awami Tehrik chief Tahir ul Qadri today nominated Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and seven others responsible if he would be targeted on his arrival on June 23, 2014.
In video press conference from Canada via video link, Qadri announced that he would land at Islamabad airport on June 23, 2014. He said Prime Minister Nawaz Shaif, his brother Shahbaz Sharif and close aides and key ministers Khawaja Asif, Chaudhry Niar Ali Khan, Saad Rafiq, Pervez Rashid, Abid Sher Ali and Rana Sanaullah would be responsible if he or his party leadership and his family are targeted. He asked the Pakistan Army to take control of airport on June 23, as he believes PML-N government would create hurdles on his arrival and to avoid security threats.
Qadri said that he had been targeted during his ‘millions long march’ as his bullet proof container was attacked by then government to stop his revolution. He claimed that all problems faced by the masses only be resolved by his revolution. The cleric alleged that Punjab government was supporting some terror group and he further added that his war was not against the law and constitution but against the corrupt government. He warned that PAT workers would remain peaceful but if they were threaten or treated badly then they could lose their patience.